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Indian Motorcycle Racing Wins Sixth Consecutive AFT Championship

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Indian Motorcycle Racing secured its sixth consecutive American Flat Track (AFT) Manufacturer’s Championship, with Jared Mees taking home the 2022 Grand National Championship. Mees’ second and third-place finishes at the Volusia Half-Mile I & II finale were more than enough to cement his spot atop the leaderboard and retain

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News Rights

New Study Confirms Self-Driving Tech Concerns

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski A new study released by the Connected Motorcycle Consortium — an industry-led group — proves that Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) pose safety risks for motorcyclists and other vulnerable road users. The study comes as governments plan to allow self-driving technology on public roads. For example, the United Kingdom

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Inflation Reduction Act impacts electric motorcycles.
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Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire becomes the first EV motorcycle company to list on the NYSE

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski If Harley-Davidson’s subsidiary LiveWire listing on the New York Stock Exchange—raising $334 million on the first day of trading on September 27—is not a clear sign of the current and future market potential for EV motorcycles, it is hard to say what is. LiveWire already has a showroom product

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Hall of Fame News

Hall of Famer Spotlight: Sue Fish

October 10, 2022 By Keaton Maisano As the induction of another AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class draws closer, several Hall of Famers are approaching a decade of glory. Sue Fish, a member of the Class of 2012, is October’s Hall of Famer Spotlight, and her resume, which includes two Women’s National Motocross Championships, is

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2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Schedule Announced

Oct. 4, 2022 By Joy Burgess Today the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Schedule was announced by Feld Entertainment. This year it includes an opening round at Anaheim (no surprise there), a round at a brand-new stadium in San Diego, and a return to Nashville, Tenn. Instead of three rounds in Anaheim, this year only

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News Racing

Tyler O’Hara and Indian Motorcycle Capture 2022 King of the Baggers Championship

By Kali Kotoski September 20, 2020 Battling through rain-soaked conditions on Sept. 11, at the New Jersey Motorsports Park, veteran racer Tyler O’Hara captured the 2022 Mission King of the Baggers Championship for Indian Motorcycle and S&S Cycle. With his second-place finish, he earned the necessary points to stand on the top podium — his

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Honda Refines EV Motorcycle Strategy

By Kali Kotoski September 20, 2020 Honda has reiterated and refined its plan to realize carbon neutrality for all products and manufacturing activities by 2050, including its motorcycle business, which is the world’s largest. In a recent press briefing, Honda clarified its massively ambitious business plan, which includes accelerating the electrification of its motorcycle models

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The Last Hurrah

Owyhee Motorcycle Club strives to protect its longstanding history Sept. 20, 2022 By Keaton Maisano The Owyhee Motorcycle Club (OMC) has quite a history — one that has impacted legendary riders and the Northwest region as whole — and yet its future is not certain. OMC, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, is located on 80 acres near

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Blazusiak Reigns Supreme in AMA EnduroCross Series Opener

GASGAS Factory Racing tallies first EnduroCross Pro win Sept. 20, 2022 By Keaton Maisano The AMA EnduroCross Series returned to action Saturday, Sept. 17, and five-time AMA EnduroCross Champion Taddy Blazusiak wasted no time avenging his lost 2021 season by taking Round 1 in Salt Lake City. GASGAS Factory Racing’s Blazusiak, who was nearly flawless

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Husqvarna Offers Pair of Electric Minicycles

Sept. 16, 2022 By Keaton Maisano The next generation of riders will have new bikes to learn and compete on with the launch of the 2023 Husqvarna EE 3 and EE 5 — a pair of electric minicycles aimed at the junior off-road market. The EE 3 is designed as an entry-level bike for young

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